Banquet held in Ohio Stadium to honor 2011 seniors, give out team awards, introduce newcomers

Ohio State Career: Team Defensive MVP as a junior in 2011.

2011 (Junior season): Played in 15 games, starting 14 ... seven shots, putting six on goal ... 14th in the NCAA and first in the ECAC with 1.87 caused turnovers per game ... team-high 28 caused turnovers on the season, with four April 23 vs. Fairfield and three vs. Detroit Feb. 10, at Albany March 12 and vs. Loyola April 2 ... 36 groundballs, with five against Detroit Feb. 10, North Carolina Feb. 19 and Air Force April 17 and 4 vs. Fairfield April 23... 18th in the ECAC in groundballs per game (2.4) ... goal at Virginia March 19 ... named team's Defensive MVP.

2010 (Sophomore season): Played in all 15 games, starting vs. Villanova Feb. 13 and Robert Morris March 9 ... goal and an assist for career-high two points March 13 vs. Albany ... scored at Hobart April 10 ... third on team with 34 groundballs, including four at Notre Dame March 20, at Hobart April 10 and vs. Denver April 17; three in four other games ... 11 caused turnovers, with three vs. Villanova Feb. 13 and Robert Morris March 9.

2009 (Freshman season): Played in all 16 games, one of just three freshmen to play in every contest ... 21 groundballs, with three in three games (Feb. 14 vs. Navy, Feb. 28 vs. Fairfield, March 11 vs. Robert Morris) ... six caused turnovers ... had an assist vs. Bucknell Feb. 21.

Farmingdale High School: Earned high school All-America honors as a senior ... 2008 Nassau County Player of the Year ... honorable mention All-American as a junior ... three-time all-county selection ... had 40 career points, with 15 goals and 25 assists, setting the school record for a defenseman ... earned all-county honors in basketball and was runner-up for Nassau County Player of the Year.

Personal: Son of John and Regina ... has four siblings, Kyle, Kyra, Samson and Cooper ... Kyle played lacrosse at Manhattan College and now is an assist coach for the Jaspers ... enjoys watching movies ... favorite part of the game of lacrosse is celebrating after a goal ... lacrosse player he would most like to play with is Mike O'Connell ... best food he can cook is fried chicken with grits on the side ... dream vacation is to Europe ... best thing about being a Buckeye is bleeding Scarlet and Gray ... greatest risk taken was going away to college.